Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992 (Act No. 40 of 1992)Chapter III : Reporting of Information, and InvestigationsInvestigations11. Powers of police officials |
| (1) | A police official may— |
| (a) | if he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under this Act has been or is about to be committed by means or in respect of any scheduled substance, drug or property, at any time— |
| (i) | enter or board and search any premises, vehicle, vessel or aircraft on or in which any such substance, drug or property is suspected be found; |
| (ii) | search any container or other thing in which any such substance, drug or property is suspected to be found; |
| (b) | if he has reasonable grounds to suspect that any person has committed or is about to commit an offence under this Act by means or in respect of any scheduled substance, drug or property. search or cause to be searched any such person or anything in his possession or custody or under his control: Provided that a woman shall be searched by a woman only; |
| (c) | if he has reasonable grounds to suspect that any article which has been or is being transmitted through the post contains any scheduled substance, drug or property by means or in respect of which an offence under this Act has been committed, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law contained, intercept or cause to be intercepted either during transit or otherwise any such article, and open and examine it in the presence of any suitable person; |
| (d) | question any person who in his opinion may be capable of furnishing any information as to any offence or alleged offence under this Act; |
| (e) | require from any person who has in his possession or custody or under his control any register, record or other document which in the opinion of the police official may have a bearing on any offence or alleged offence under this Act, to deliver to him then and there, or submit to him at such time and place as may be determined by the police official, any such register, record or document; |
| (f) | examine any such register, record or document or make an extract therefrom or a copy thereof, and require from any person an explanation of an entry in any such register, record or document; |
| (g) | seize anything which in his opinion is connected with, or may provide proof of, a contravention of a provision of this Act. |
| (2) | A police official may in the exercise of his powers under this section— |
| (a) | require any vehicle, vessel or aircraft be stopped; or |
| (b) | request the master, pilot or owner of any vessel or aircraft to sail or to fly any such vessel or aircraft, or cause it to be sailed or flown to such harbour or airport as may be indicated by the police official. |